diff --git a/layouts/_default/list.html b/layouts/_default/list.html
index 7ff9350..69be13b 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/list.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/list.html
@@ -10,16 +10,7 @@
         <h2 class="post-title">
           <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a>
         </h2>
-        <div class="post-meta">
-          {{- if .Date -}}
-            <time class="post-date">
-              {{- partial "post-date" . -}}
-            </time>
-          {{- end -}}
-          {{- with .Params.Author -}}
-            <span class="post-author">{{- . -}}</span>
-          {{- end -}}
-        </div>
+        {{ partial "post-meta.html" . }}
 
         {{ if .Params.tags }}
           <span class="post-tags">
diff --git a/layouts/_default/single.html b/layouts/_default/single.html
index 7aee23c..c9183ae 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/single.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/single.html
@@ -3,25 +3,7 @@
   <h1 class="post-title">
     <a href="{{ .Permalink }}">{{ .Title | markdownify }}</a>
   </h1>
-  <div class="post-meta">
-    {{- if .Date -}}
-      <time class="post-date">
-        {{- partial "post-date" . -}}
-        {{- if and $.Site.Params.showLastUpdated .Lastmod -}}
-          &nbsp;{{- partial "post-lastmod" . -}}
-        {{- end -}}
-      </time>
-    {{- end -}}
-    {{- with .Params.Author -}}
-      <span class="post-author">{{ . }}</span>
-    {{- end -}}
-    {{- if and (.Param "readingTime") (eq (.Param "readingTime") true) -}}
-      <span class="post-reading-time">{{ .ReadingTime }} {{ $.Site.Params.minuteReadingTime | default "min read" }}</span>
-    {{- end -}}
-    {{- if and (.Params.showWordCount | default .Site.Params.showWordCount) (eq (.Param "showWordCount") true) -}}
-        <span class="post-word-count">{{ .WordCount }} {{ $.Site.Params.words | default "words" }}</span>
-    {{- end -}}
-  </div>
+  {{ partial "post-meta.html" . }}
 
   {{ if .Params.tags }}
     <span class="post-tags">
diff --git a/layouts/partials/post-meta.html b/layouts/partials/post-meta.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c55870e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layouts/partials/post-meta.html
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<div class="post-meta">
+{{- if .Date -}}
+  <time class="post-date">
+    {{- partial "post-date" . -}}
+    {{- if and $.Site.Params.showLastUpdated .Lastmod -}}
+      &nbsp;{{- partial "post-lastmod" . -}}
+    {{- end -}}
+  </time>
+{{- end -}}
+{{- with .Params.Author -}}
+  <span class="post-author">{{ . }}</span>
+{{- end -}}
+{{- if and (.Param "readingTime") (eq (.Param "readingTime") true) -}}
+  <span class="post-reading-time">{{ .ReadingTime }} {{ $.Site.Params.minuteReadingTime | default "min read" }}</span>
+{{- end -}}
+{{- if and (.Params.showWordCount | default .Site.Params.showWordCount) (eq (.Param "showWordCount") true) -}}
+    <span class="post-word-count">{{ .WordCount }} {{ $.Site.Params.words | default "words" }}</span>
+{{- end -}}
+</div>
+